Polynoid sp.02 scale worm

Polynoid sp.02 is commonly referred to as scale worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully.

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Scientific:: Polynoid sp.02
German:: Schuppenwurm,unbekannt
English:: Scale Worm

Category:: Vers

Family tree:: Polynoid (Genus) > sp.02 (Species)

Occurrence:: Indonesia, Singapore
Size:: 0.39" - 0.59" (1cm - 1.5cm)
Temperature:: °F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C)
Food:: Carrion, Hydrozoa polyps, Sponges, Zoobenthos
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully

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Not evaluated

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-11-09 10:54:56
Last edit:: 2014-11-09 10:54:56

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Scale worm

This species is a scale worm.Scale worms are a segmented bristleworms with a flat body, short hairy bristles and overlapping scales.Scale worms often mistaken for a chiton, but le worms have a head with the tentacles.

Scale worms are carnivores, feed on small crustaceans, hydrozoon polyps,snails, sponges and carrion.

Unfortunately there is no more information available and we would be grateful for any supplementary references.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Errantia (Subclass) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Aphroditiformia (Suborder) > Polynoidae (Family)

External links

Wild Singapore Homepage (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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